Dave Canales fixed Baker Mayfield and Tampa Bay in 2023. His next task is far more monumental.
Canales is on the verge of leaving the Buccaneers for another NFC South team. The Carolina Panthers are ready to hire the offensive coordinator as their head coach.
A surprise! The #Panthers are closing in on a hire: It’s #Bucs OC Dave Canales as their new head coach, sources say. A first-time coordinator, his work in Tampa this year — especially with Baker Mayfield — stood out.
On to Bryce Young. pic.twitter.com/NEIGnt36O3
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 25, 2024
In Carolina, Canales would step into a job with the worst team in the NFL. The Panthers were 2-15 in 2023 and do not have the first overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft.
That is because they dealt their first pick in 2024 to the Chicago Bears so they could draft Bryce Young as the first pick in 2023.
The results were awful and Canales has a big, big job in front of him. The only positive is the division is weak.
